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Each week Agnes Chambre sits down with a parliamentarian to find out about the human side of politics. This week, Labour’s Chris Matheson on bad habits and dressing up as an MP
Officials in the Foreign Office told Dublin to “ignore” Boris Johnson when he speaks about Brexit, it has been reported.
Cold homes increase the risk of death and illness – more should be done to tackle fuel poverty and protect the elderly and vulnerable in winter, says Dan Jarvis
Nicky Morgan has made a remarkable transition from loyal Cabinet minister to a ‘Brexit mutineer’. But far from shying away from her newfound rebel status, the chair of the Treasury Select Committee is taking on her critics. She speaks to Sebastian Whale
Tory activists have warned Theresa May she could face a grassroots revolt if the party pushes ahead with proposed changes that appear to strip local associations of key powers.
Handing Brussels a multibillion pound Brexit 'divorce bill' would be a “betrayal of the British people”, anti-EU MPs have warned.
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Jo Swinson is to be investigated by the police over her general election campaign spending.
Budget reaction, PMBs on prisons and Parliamentary constituencies and Gavin Williamson makes his despatch box debut. Sebastian Whale looks at what’s coming up this week
With calls growing for a Cabinet reshuffle, David Singleton profiles the MPs Conservatives hope can provide the intellectual fuel for the party’s future
After signing a confidence and supply agreement with the Conservatives, DUP MPs suddenly find themselves in high demand. James Millar talks to Nigel Dodds, as well as figures from across the political spectrum, to see how the party is viewed at Westminster
After reality checks in Brussels and the mystery of vanishing Brexit reports, Seema Malhotra anticipates a famished future of late nights and three line whips
A pair of prominent Conservative MPs have urged Jeremy Corbyn to dump Emma Dent Coad from Labour after it emerged she described a black election candidate as a "token ghetto boy".
Tory veteran Ken Clarke has slated the Government’s "silly" attempt to enshrine in law the day Britain must quit the European Union.
Westminster and political parties urgently need a specialist system to address an issue as intricate as sexual harassment, says Jess Phillips
Westminster is at risk of "navel-gazing" over the sexual harassment scandal which has engulfed parliament, according to a former Conservative Cabinet minister.
Jeremy Corbyn and Gordon Brown are among the top Labour figures who today paid tribute to ex-MPs Candy Atherton and Frank Doran after they passed away.
Former Leader of Sheffield City Council and Liberal Democrat peer Lord Scriven writes that that Jared O’Mara's views 'do not represent the outward looking, tolerant and accepting people of Sheffield Hallam'.
The alleged leader of banned far-right group National Action has been charged with encouragement to commit murder in connection with an apparent plot to kill a Labour MP.
Agnes Chambre sits down with parliamentarians to find out more about the personal side of politics. This week, Conservative MP Anna Soubry on her ‘pathetic’ fear of heights, her biggest regret – and why she won’t ‘shut up’ about Brexit
Senior figures in Labour knew about the sexist and homophobic comments made online by Jared O’Mara at least a month ago, it has been claimed.
A top Labour MP last night called for Jared O’Mara to be suspended from the party during an official investigation into an alleged sexist incident.
Agnes Chambre sits down with parliamentarians to find out more about the personal side of politics. This week, Labour’s Rupa Huq on her DJ career, an embarrassing doorstep encounter and how her sister stole her dream job
Philip Hammond has been hit with more criticism by senior right-wing Tories over his approach to Brexit amid claims relations between the Chancellor and Prime Minister have hit a new low.